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Xenocephalites neuquensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sphaeroceratidae

Taxonomy
Macrocephalites neuquensis was named by Stehn (1923). It is the type species of Xenocephalites.

It was recombined as Xenocephalites neuquensis by Parent (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Macrocephalites neuquensis Stehn p. 86 figs. Pl 1, fig 3
1998Xenocephalites neuquensis Parent p. 118 figs. 27H, 32A-D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familySphaeroceratidaeBuckman 1920
subfamilyEurycephalitinaeThierry 1976
genusXenocephalites
speciesneuquensis(Stehn 1923)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
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